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. 2021 Jan 14;2(1):e12364.
doi: 10.1002/emp2.12364. eCollection 2021 Feb.

Recurrent pediatric abdominal pain

Joseph Romero  1 , Grant S Lipman  2
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Recurrent pediatric abdominal pain

Joseph Romero et al. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. .
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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Abdominal ultrasound (transverse view) showing a 4 mm non‐inflamed appendix (brackets)
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Abdominal ultrasound (longitudinal view) showing an appendicolith (arrow)
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Computed tomography (sagittal view) showing a non‐inflamed appendix with appendicolith (arrow)
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